July 30, 1891.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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 be sent as mucin earlier as may be convenient. 



FIXTURES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



Sept. 1 to 4.— SeeoBd AtiTmal Dng Sbow of the Kingston Kennel 

 Club, at Kingston, Ont. H. C. norbett. Secretary. 



Sept. 1 to 4.— Dog Show ot tlie Youngstown Kennel Club, at 

 Youngatown. O. 



Sept. 8 to 11.— First Annual Dog Show of the Hamilton Kennel 

 Club, at Hamilton, Ont. 



Sept. 14 to 18.— Toronto In du=!t rial Esliibition Association. Third 

 Interna tional Dos Show, at Toronto. C. A. St/^ue, Sec'y and Sunt. 



Sept. 23 to S!).— In augural Dog Sbosv of the Montreal Exposition 

 Company, at Montreal, Canada. Entries close Sept. 8. J. S. Rob- 

 ertson, S(>crefary. 



Sept. 29 to Oct. 1— Third Annual Doer Show, in connection with 

 the Central Canada Fair, at Ottawa, Ont. Alfred Geddes, Supt. 

 1892. 



Jan. 13 to 11.— Second Annual Dog Show of the South Carolina 

 Kennel Association, at Colunabla, S. C. F. F. Caper8,'Secretary, 

 Greenville, S. C. 



FIELD TRIALS. 



Nov. 2.— Inaugural Trials of the Untied States MeldlPifiaT CSilb, 

 at Bicknell. Ind. P. T. Madison, Secretary. ' 



Nov. 16,— Eastern Field Trials Club's Thirteenth Annual Trials, 

 at High Point., N. C. Members' Stake Nov. 13. W. A. Coster, 

 Se'Tetary. 



Nov. ~'3.-Irish Setter Club's Field Trials, at High Point, N, C, 

 G. G. Davis, Ser'ret.i rv, Philadelphia., Pr. 



Nov. 33.— Gordon Setter Club's Field Trials, at H'gli Point. N. 

 C. L. A- Vflu Z i.ndt, Si^ci'e'arv, Yonlc«rs. N. Y. 



Nov. 30.— Central Field Trial Club's Third Annual Trials, at 

 L<>xington,N. C. C. H. Odell, Sec'y, 44 and 46 Wall street. New 

 York city. 



Dec. 14.— Philadelphia Kennel Club's Field Trials. Charles E. 

 Connell, Secretaijyj 



AMERICAN KENNELS.-IIl. 



SWISS MOUNTAIN KENNELS. 



A JOURNEY from New York to the City of Brotherly 

 Love is far from an unpleasant experience, and espe- 

 cially if we travel over the smooth road bed and in the com- 

 fortable cars of the Pennsylvania road. The powerful 

 engine whirls yoa through pastoral scenes of beauty, where 

 in these warm -July days the ripening ears of rye and 

 golden wheat are bending in bil- 

 lowy waves to the breeze, and the 

 farmer's two-horse scythe may be 

 seen cutting wide swathes tbrout^h 

 fields of timothy and clover. The 

 ninety miles which separate Gothatp 

 from Quakerdom seem a mere can- 

 ter, and the brakeman's cry of 

 "Broad street" arouses you from 

 the revery that the qtiiet scenes 

 through which you have passed are 

 apt to inveierle you into. It is a 

 gentle awakening though, for 

 somehow tlie quietness ot the 

 CJuaker City seems to have a sooth- 

 ing effect, and not until you reach 

 the North River on your journey 

 home do you begin to experience 

 again that feeling of unrest that 

 see7ns to pervade everybody and 

 everything in this cosmopolitan 

 city of ours. However, when I say 

 that I retained this placid feeling 

 all the time, lam hardly adhering 

 to the strict lines of truth, as on 

 my arrival at Philadelphia! jumped 

 into the wrong train, for in utter 

 ignorance of Pbiladelphian suburbs 

 I fondly imagined one road .3s goorl 

 as another as long they both went 

 to Ciermantown. I found out nry 

 mistake when I learned that Wal- 

 nut Lane from a Pennsylvania rail- 

 road point of view is widely ditfer- 

 ent, on a hot day, from that of the 

 Philadelphia & Reading road — 

 about half an hour's good walk. 

 But I did not begrudge it, as it gave 

 me an opportunity to view some of 

 the finest villa residences that even 

 this neighborhood of handsome homes can boast. 



All the time I kept one eye open for a stray St. Bernard o'- 

 two, for by them 1 expected to get my bearings as to my 

 ultimate destination, the residence of Mrs. Smyth, and the 

 Swiss Mouutaiu Kennels. However, a friendly dicker with 

 a passing Jehu soon restilted iu my being seated on the 

 pretty porch of Mrs. Smyth's home after a pleasant 

 W^elcome. Such a pretty old place it is, too, old, as houses 

 go now-a-day, for on one part of the bouse can be found a 

 stone which tells that it was placed in position in 1793, 

 thottgb the comforts and requirements of a handsome 

 dwelling of the year 1891 are to be seen within and without. 

 This is just such a cosy retreat as one would wish to return 

 to after a business day in the city. Around the house are 

 paddocks and orchards comprising about seven acres, 

 covered with ample shade and where almost any number of 

 dogs could feel happy and contented. Before we looked at the 

 kennels the order was given to the kennelman to give the 

 dogs a run in the paddock in front of the house, and as we 

 sat ontbe porch we had ample opportunity to note the health 

 and activity of these big dogs as they gamboled like terriers 

 from one end of the field to the other. 



They were soon sent back and we turned to the sultan of 

 the barera— King Regent. Although his pedigree and de- 

 scription appeared as a matter of news in Forest and 

 Stream on his arrival from England recently, I may as 

 well make my story complete by mentioning that he is a 

 son of a noted sire, Prince Regent, out of Duchess of Kent. As 

 Ms picture on this page shows, he is a handsomely marked- 

 dog, with an excellent skull, massive bone, great deptti of 

 chest and good length of body. Had he had proper care in 

 his puppyhood he would certainly have made his mark in 

 the records of St. Bernai-ddom, as itis he will be cherished 

 for the good blood that runs in his veins, the excellent dis- 

 position that he shows and the careful training he has had, 

 for he is without doubt one of the best ma.nnered and easily 

 controlled dogs I ever saw of the breed. He stands 33in. 

 high and weighs 184ibs. I may here remark that 

 Mrs. Smyth, the owner of the kennel, though a woman, 

 has a full appreciation of authority and discipline, and 

 allows no unruly behavior on the part of the inmates of the 

 kennel. They acknowledge her as mistress voluntarily after 

 a short acquaintance, and an interesting sight is when she 

 ■walks along the lanes with half a dozen of these large 

 dogs trooping behind her, not one being allowed to 

 range at will. After taking a couple of shots at King 

 Regent with the "Hawk-Eye" for future reference, the man 

 is instructed to bring otit the ladies of the kennel in turn, 

 reminding us very forcibly of the story of the English lord 

 who was asked at a garden party if he would be introduced 

 to a certain young lady. He answered, "Oh, yes! Don't 

 mind; trot her out," Fortunately the lady overheard the 

 remark, and when Milord was introduced to her, remarked 



as she .scanned him from head to foot, "Ah! Trot him back 

 again." 



First to come bounding out was Harmony, who in every- 

 day life is called Lassie. " She is an excellently formed bitch, 

 roomy and showing lots of bone, her limbs are well formed, 

 and though out of coat her coloring is rich; a bit long iu 

 head perhaps, but she is young yet, only 13 months old, and 

 it will look shorter as the mUKSile deepens, head markings 

 and collar are all au fait, though the blaze is a trifle broad. 

 She is by Alton out of Duchess of Roseberry, and was im- 



Eorted a couple of mouths since from Mr. Sidney W. Smith's 

 ennel. She stands exactly SSjiin., and weighs about 1501bs. 

 at present in summer condition. Harmony, belviug her 

 name, is the black sheep of the flock, for in the exuberance 

 of youth she is apt to create discord when at exercise, espe- 

 cially with Lady Castlereagh, till brought to her senses with 

 the whip. 



The next one was Sunray, her litter .sister, who usually 

 answers to the call of Maggie. I like her head better, a 

 trifle shorter and deeper in muzzle, she is also well off for 

 bone and height, a very roomy, hroad-hipped bitch, and 

 better if anything in markings than her .sister. Though 

 hardly so tall as Harmony, she weighed 158lbs. at one year 

 old, in nice, healthy condition. 



After looking her over thoroughly and arguing the pros 

 and cons of her future about which Mrs. Smyth is very san- 

 guine, Florette was turned out for inspection. This is a 

 bitch of excellent breeding, as she is by Alton out of Flo- 

 rian, a full sister of Prince Regent. She was whelped June 

 30, 1890, and though not so large as the other two, she is 

 shorter and deeper in head. She has lots of bone too, has a 

 nice roomy body and is a promising bitch all around. She 

 was to visit King Regent and was consequently in retire- 

 ment at the cottage, of which inore anon. 



Then came another nice one. Lady Castlereagh, also im- 

 ported recently. In fact, all these have come either from 

 Mr, Sidney Smith's or Mr. Shillcock's kennels. Lady Ca.s- 

 tlereagh is by Puritan out of Ravine, is now 4yrs. old, weighs 

 llOlbs. and stands about 30in. She shows a dash of nice 

 quality, is well marked and active enough. She was imported 

 as in whelp to Lord Bute, but like many others who are sent 

 over that way she failed to have pups. 



The heat of the sun and the pangs of hunger now made an 

 adjournment to the cool dining room and an appetizing 

 lunch an agreeable interruption. This pleasant duty ended, 

 the kennels next claimed our attention. These "are all 

 arranged at the back of the house, and while not in any way 

 elaborate, they answer just the same purpose, for the'y are 

 dry. light and clean, three essential points in a well-con- 

 ducted kennel that no amount of fancy trimmings can take 

 the place of. The first kennel is a neat-looking frame build- 

 ing iu four compartments, with wire divisions reaching 



long and 3ft. deep, into which fresh water is continually 

 running, forming at once an ideal place for dogs, for when 

 the weather is wet and the cottage not in use, the doors are 

 thrown open and the dogs allowed the range of the cottage 

 and orchard, i was loath to leave this cool retreat, and 

 carried a memento away in the "Hawkeye" of Mrs. Smyth 

 and a group of her dogs surrounding her. 



Coming down to the garden again we passed a whitewashed 

 stone outhouse, a most cool retreat, where Blush was 

 secluded suckling, five week-old pups, by Archduke. Blusb. 

 is a peculiarly colored bitch, but has a nice blaze and collar. 

 She is a half sister to Hecia, but they have the failing of a 

 good many human relations, they are deadly enemies and 

 are necessarily kept far apart. Round the house and into 

 the house, the only privileged pets of the family, ran Snow- 

 ball and Chip K., black cocker spaniels. The former wrs 

 whelped Aug. SO, 1888, and is by Dandv out of Chip K. He 

 has won several prizes. Chip K. is by Obo II. out of Black 

 Bess HI, and consequently well bred. She was whelped 

 February, 1884. The other two cockers of the kennel ate 

 better show spaniels and are at present boarding at the 

 Chestnut Hill Kennels under the care of Mr. Jarrett. One 

 is Eva May, by -Jersey out of Raby Crickett, a nicely made 

 little bitch, and another nice one is Sunol, by Obo II. Her 

 dam's name I failed to catch. 



After a short rest Mrs. Smyth touched the button and a 

 comfortable turnout appeared, in which we drove over to 

 Chestnut Hill, a distance of about three miles, to see friend 

 Jarrett and the harriers, but of these I shall speak another 

 time. The scenery around this part of the country is ex- 

 tremely pretty, and at times may be termed grand, especially 

 the view down the White Marsh Valley, where the Penn- 

 brook harriers are expected to have many exciting runs be- 

 fore snow flies. A pleasant hour was speiit strolling through 

 the elegant kennels at Chestnut Hill, and taking a few 

 snap shots at the harriers at the farm above, and then a 

 drive back to the Swiss Mountain Kennels was not the 

 least pleasurable part of the day's enjoyment. Of course I 

 had to look at the Alderueys iu the other paddocks, and the 

 horses and the pony that was the result of a "swap" between 

 Mrs Smyth and Jarrett. After a pleasant dinner, at which 

 I met Mrs, Meecham, Mr. Smyth and General Huidekooer, a 

 lover ot dogs too, and who.se brother is quite a breeder of 

 dogs in. Ohm, we adjoitrned to the piazza and talked St. Ber- 



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newal, for every one knows J. W. can talk dog with any one, 

 and it is through his judicious selection and meutorship 

 Mi-.s. Smyth has succeeded in getting together a kennel that, 

 judging from the lines of good producing blood, ought to be 

 able to show in future years some excellent stock, for they 

 will have every advantage necessary 

 in proper rearing and exercise. 



Mr. Smyth's cigars and the pleas- 

 ant company Ifound myself in made 

 the time pass all too quickly, and 

 another day was commenciug its 

 round when we lit our candles and 

 trooped off to bed tired out. Next 

 morning we all drove over to the 

 Seminole Kennels, but, as Kudyard 

 Kipling would say, "that's another 

 story" — and nothing remained now 

 but to catch the train and tender 

 my thanks to Mrs. Smyth for her 

 kind hospitality and the pleasant 

 trip the visit to her kennels had 

 afforded. H. W. L. 



Rough-Coated St. Bernard King 'Regent. 

 Owned by the Swiss Mountain Kennels, Germantown, Pa. 



to the ceiling and boarded half way up. In this house King 

 Regent, Harmony, Sunray and Florette, the asistocrats of 

 the kennel, make their home, each compartment being 

 about 10x12. Two large, well-shaded yards, about 30x30ft., 

 afford them ample .space to loll round in. To the left of 

 this building,_ across the pathway, are two large yards, 

 fenced with wii-e, in which are two kennel houses where 

 ptippies are raised. These were unoccupied. Crossing the 

 lawn figain, and at the other side of the large kennel and 

 yards, we came to another kennel and cooking outhouse. 

 The latter is quite an elaborate kitchen, and is kept as neat 

 and clean as the most scrupulous housewife could desire, 

 and judging from the appearance of the dogs itis made good 

 use of, too, for they all showed signs of competent care. 



Passing on into the kennel, in one compartment we found 

 Hecla, the pet of the family, and, as is generally the case, 

 loved for her winning ways rather than for her good looks, 

 for as a St. Bernard she is a failure as far as markings go, 

 but she can breed some prettily marked stock nevertheless. 

 One peculiarity she possesses, or rather does not possess, 

 and that is teeth; they look as if they had started to grow 

 and then stopped short as soon as they broke cover. As 

 Mrs. Smyth has owned Hecla .since she was seven weeks 

 old there is no deception iu the matter. I mention this 

 particularly as I never saw a similar case before. At the 

 time I saw her she was nursing four nicely marked pups by 

 Archduke, the dog that Mrs, Smyth sold recently. 



In another compartment Ladty Castlereagh took things 

 easy, her I have already described. Opening the next door 

 we saw Dart, by Duke of Wellington out of Tiptop, a nice 

 bitch and mother of the three two-months-old pups that we 

 had noticed running about, and that were, very nicely 

 marked and of good size; these were by Archduke, too. 

 Dart is of excellent color, dark tawny, with collar and 

 .slight blaze, and stands 31in. high. 



"Now, I want to show you my orchard, and tell me if you 

 don't think it is the finest place in the world for big dogs." 

 So we walked up the path past the aristocrats' kennels and 

 another range of what will be nice kennels very .soon, they 

 having been used as poultry peas heretofore, but Mrs. Smyth 

 having found that it is a choice of one or the other, decided 

 in favor of her four-legged pets, The compartments are 

 about 9 X 13, opening into nice wire-inclosed runs. Leaving 

 them, we came to the orchard gate, by the side of which 

 stands a neat little four-room cottage "that would make a 

 capital fancy kennel yyith very little expenditure. The 

 windows are barred, and this is used as a safe retreat for the 

 matrons in season. Passing through the gate into the 

 orchard I thotxght to myself what lucky dogs, eveij on such 

 a hot July day as this to have so cool a retreat. Crowded 

 with fruit trees over its full two acres, the dogs can be 

 turned in here for a romp any time, and when tired and 

 thirsty they will find by the gate a large tank, about 8ft. 



HOW IS THIS?— Toronto, Ont. 

 —Editor Forest and Stream: Some 

 amusement is created here by a 

 paragraph in last week's Forest 

 AND Stream to the effect that Mr. 

 "Amazement" Bell, i. e., George 

 Bell, of the Walker House here, 

 who owns some fairly .good cocker 

 spaniels, claims that he owned 

 White Wings, the finest greyhound 

 bitch ever bred on this continent. 

 I give below what I had to say about 

 the matter of her being poisoned 

 in to-day's Glolic, a.nd if you look 

 into the Empire of to-day you will 

 see how sarcastically they take the 

 quotation from you. Let me premise 

 that Mr. Bell was employed by Mr, 

 Ireson last yearto assist in attending 

 to his dogs at the various kennel 

 club shows at which he exhibited 

 them. The dam of White Wings, Madge Wildfire, was 

 imported from Scotland by Mr. John Gilmour for Mr. 

 Ireson. White Wings was by Magician, he by Memnon. 

 Madge Wildfire by Border Reever. Jolly Ranger beat Gem 

 of the Season last year at Cleveland, and took first in his 

 class here last fall. White Wings was only shown once, and 

 that was at the Kennel Club show here last fall, when she 

 won first over twenty competitors. As I am an old journal 

 ist I am not afraid to sign my own name to all I write for 

 the press.— J. Mackelcan. Extract from Toronto Globe: 

 "Mr. C. E. Ireson, of this city, has lost his fine greyhound 

 White Wings by poisoning. Examination showed that 

 some scoundrel had administered a large dose of strychnine. 

 White Wings and .Jolly Ranger had run ■MOyds. at Wood- 

 bine on Dominion Day in S53^sec. and 25%sec., beating Why 

 Not's record of last March. Mr. Ireson still has two full 

 brothers of White Wings in Jolly Hanger and Good Friday, 

 but he feels his loss greatly, and ofliers 850 reward for the 

 conviction of the poisoner." [It was just the other way 

 about, and the Cleveland show was held in April last. 

 At Toronto last fall. Scavenger was first, .Tolly Ranger 

 second. Second Sight won at Toronto last fall in a class of 

 six. The Toronto Kennel Club Members' show was held in 

 May, 1891, where Jolly Ranger and White Wings won in 

 their respective classes. We had no reason to doubt Mr. 

 Bell's word when he sent us the news of his bitch White 

 Wings' death, and so chronicled it.] 



A GOOD FOX-TERRIER LOST.— Editor Forest and 

 Stream: My fox-terrier dog Warren Tripper strayed from 

 Elm Park, Staten Island, on Saturday, July 11, and. was 

 seen the following Monday running with some dogs at Poit 

 Richmond. He bad won third, novice. New York, and first, 

 puppy, at Washington this year, when but 10 months old, 

 and the only times shown. The following is his description: 

 Tan markings (uneven) on each side ot head, white body, 

 through which on careful examination some tan could be 

 seen, nice small, well-shaped ears, very straight, narrow 

 front, abundant coat, tail cut a bit long for the breed, and 

 answered to name of Trip. Had the habit of grinning and 

 showing his teeth when called. Should any of your readers 

 meet with a terrier of this description they would confer a 

 great ^t'avor by communicating with C. L. WiLTON (44 S. 

 Washington Sc^uare, New York city). 



A comical sketch appears in Judge (Buckshot and old Luke, 

 two dogs in one corner of a yard are pointing to another 

 active looking East side pup with an abnormal head). 

 Buckshot (paying a visit)— "Who's that?" Old Luke— 

 "That's one of Mulford's pups. He flushed his first wood- 

 cock yesterday and hasn't got his head contracted yet." 



